Nairobi, Jan. 19 -- The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) plans to increase private letter box and bag rental fees by up to 12.4 percent, citing rising operating costs.

A disclosure by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that PCK targets to revise the individual letter box annual rental fees by 10 percent to Sh2,200 from the current Sh2,000. The State agency, also known as Posta, wants to raisecorporate box rates by 5.8 percent to Sh10,000 from the current Sh9,450.

Special corporate customers would also see their fees go up 12.4 percent from Sh6,225 to Sh7,000, if the proposal is approved, while for learning and religious institutions, rental charges would increase 3.6 percent to Sh8,000 from Sh7,725.

At the same time, key...